Dunn, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 9,196. Estimated population in July 2024: 9,889 (+7.5% change)
Males: 4,085 (44.4%), Females: 5,111 (55.6%)

Harnett County

Zip codes: 28334.

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.1 years
Median household income: $28,550
Median house value: $77,200

Population by Race

Races in Dunn:

  • White Non-Hispanic (53.8%)
  • Black (41.2%)
  • Hispanic (2.2%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Other race (1.3%)

Ancestries: United States (12.0%), English (8.7%), Irish (3.9%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%), German (2.1%), Scottish (1.7%).

Elevation: 200 feet

Land area: 6.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Dunn

  • High school or higher: 71.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 7.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dunn city

  • Never married: 26.4%
  • Now married: 47.0%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 13.7%
  • Divorced: 9.6%

1.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -31 (-0.3%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Dunn:

  • BETSY JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (800 TILGHMAN DR)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Dunn:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dunn:

  • FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 29 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: FAY)
  • POPE AFB (about 29 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: POB)
  • RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 41 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC; Abbreviation: RDU)

Other public-use airports nearest to Dunn:

  • HARNETT COUNTY (about 10 miles; ERWIN, NC; Abbreviation: HRJ)
  • TRIPLE W (about 22 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Abbreviation: 5W5)
  • JOHNSTON COUNTY (about 22 miles; SMITHFIELD, NC; Abbreviation: JNX)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Dunn:

  • HERITAGE BIBLE COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 71; Location: PO BOX 1628; Private, not-for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dunn:

  • CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 12 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,286)
  • FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,506)
  • WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,754)
  • FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,815)
  • SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,299)
  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 34 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 23,918)
  • MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 35 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,173)

Schools

Public high school in Dunn:

  • MIDWAY HIGH (Students: 604; Location: 15375 SPIVEYS CORNER HWY; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Dunn:

  • HARNETT PRIMARY (Students: 723; Location: 800 W HARNETT ST; Grades: KG – 03)
  • COATS-ERWIN MIDDLE (Students: 706; Location: 2833 NC HWY 55E; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • MIDWAY MIDDLE (Students: 571; Location: 1115 ROBERTS GROVE ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • DUNN MIDDLE (Students: 516; Location: 1301 MEADOWLARK ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • MIDWAY ELEMENTARY (Students: 476; Location: 1500 MIDWAY ELEMENTARY RD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • PLAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY (Students: 434; Location: 4140 PLAIN VIEW HWY; Grades: PK – 05)
  • WAYNE AVENUE ELEM (Students: 327; Location: 910 W HARNETT ST; Grades: 04 – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Dunn:

  • GOSPEL TABERNACLE ED CTR (Students: 87; Location: PO BOX 907; Grades: PK – 3)